Pop music is an area of culture which has allowed a varied degree of expression for women’s sexuality. Sometimes problematic, sometimes funny, and sometimes downright dirty, pop songs have afforded women artists an opportunity to be explicit about sex and sexuality.

Here is a sample of our season’s playlist, created by the women of Glasgow Women’s Library, which encompasses a range of artists and attitudes. From the Dirty Blues of Ma Rainey and Lucille Bogan, to the metaphors of Grace Jones, we hope these songs put a little sugar in your bowl…